ARCHITECT

You will serve as an Architect in the Research and Development Services Division (RDSD), Code 353100, Technical Services Branch of NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY.

You will perform professional work associated with the design of new structures or major modifications to existing structures.

You will conduct investigations of project sites to determine (for new construction) feasibility of proposed project; center line, profile, and elevations; and essential linear and angular measurements.

You will evaluate design objectives, and identify most economical and efficient procedures for building design and performance considering all functional and aesthetic requirements.

You will prepare: (a) detailed fee estimates for use in negotiating with architect-engineer firms for design services; and (b) correspondence, technical reports, estimates, fact sheets, status reports, and schedules to complete assignment.

You will prepare In-House design plans, specifications, bill of material, construction cost estimate, labor phasing, Design Bid Build (DBB) or Design Build (DB) packages.

You will serve as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to manage and review work of architect-engineer firms to ensure design excellence and compliance with regulations and criteria.

You will confer with construction contractors to resolve problems or latent conditions, and prepare sketches.